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How To Poison a Planet
From coffee cups to phones: How toxic chemicals snuck into every part of your daily life
They are on your phones and make your frying pans non-stick. But forever chemicals are linked to cancer, lurking in your blood and nearly every corner of your home.
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China relations
Criminals infiltrate elite police drug taskforce
An elite police unit working with Australia and New Zealand to fight surging drug trafficking in the Pacific may have been compromised by a powerful criminal syndicate.
Elon Musk labels Jacqui Lambie ‘enemy of the people’ on X
“This woman has utter contempt for the Australian people,” the billionaire owner of X said in a post.
Price pressures to ease but Australians hit by tax surge
Inflation is forecast to have fallen to its lowest level since 2021 as price pressures ease, but taxes are now weighing on Australians.
‘Unattainable’: Median house price hits record high of $1.6 million
Sydney house prices are now more than twice that of units, a record gap that pointed to well-heeled buyers driving demand in a tight market.
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State Parliament
New Sydney housing targets rattle advocates and developers
Details about NSW’s transport development zones have developers and peak community housing groups in agreement.
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Casinos
Bleak outlook for The Star as nemesis Crown awarded licence
Crown Sydney has proven it can clean up its act. But across the city, its arch rival The Star is facing a very different outlook.
This 200kg bomb was designed to inflict maximum damage. Gavin Stevens’ job was to defuse it
The bomb was armed with acoustic and seismic detectors, making any noise or vibration deadly. Even worse, attached magnetic devices could detect the metal eyelet of an approaching boot.
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Pay
‘It was never about the money’: NSW’s junior doctors win $230 million payout
At the end of a 100-hour week, Dr Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
Judge tells Trump lawyer he is ‘losing all credibility’ in hush money trial
“You’ve presented nothing,” the judge told Trump’s attorney who sought to argue the ex-president was responding to online criticism.
After more than 250 years, Aboriginal spears stolen by James Cook return home
The Gweagal spears were taken in 1770 when the Endeavour arrived at Botany Bay in the first meeting between the British and the Indigenous Gweagal people of Kamay.
Parramatta’s woes run deeper than just a drubbing in Darwin
All the focus is on Brad Arthur and the Eels’ position on the ladder, but things aren’t looking rosy under the surface either.
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Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt all fizzle and no sizzle in The Fall Guy
A critic quoted on the poster says this is “a ridiculously fun movie”. Yes, The Fall Guy is ridiculous. But fun? Not from where I was sitting.
Elisabeth Shue was a star. Here’s why she disappeared from the limelight
If the Shue fits … Hollywood should’ve embraced her.
NRL 2024
Finucane finally puts himself first and quits the game he loves
After 13 seasons with three clubs, Dale Finucane announced his medical retirement at 32 after suffering repeated concussions.
‘Fear and embarrassment’: Wally Lewis opens up on CTE experience
The rugby league Immortal has spoken about his diagnosis and called on the government to invest more in research into the neurodegenerative condition.
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Population
Rise of the tombstone suburb: Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births
Sydney’s population is booming thanks to migration, but deaths are outnumbering births in a growing share of mainly wealthy suburbs.
Rozelle interchange ‘hotspots’ were known 16 months before opening
Senior managers from toll road operator Transurban have told an inquiry that the analysis was shared with the previous Coalition government.
The pub split between two Sydney councils and the fight over who should get it
It pays two sets of rates and has to put in development applications twice. The Winston Hotel’s owners have had enough.
‘Deliberately wicked and calculated’: Ten pursues Lehrmann for costs
Network Ten has told the Federal Court that Bruce Lehrmann should pay all of its legal costs of defending his failed defamation suit.
Beau Lamarre-Condon’s lawyer says murder charges ‘could be defendable’
Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW Police officer, did not appear in court for a compliance hearing on Tuesday, as his lawyers gave an update on his life in prison.
Politics
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International students
Student visa crackdown risks bilateral relations, says former top diplomat
The Albanese government’s fix for migration has come under fire from the opposition and former high commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell.
Business
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Casinos
Crown Resorts boss flags cuts despite regulatory wins
Ciaran Carruthers has not ruled out further redundancies or changes to Crown’s operations as the cost-of-living crisis continues to hurt earnings at its casinos.
World
‘Infiltrators’: Indian PM accused of using hate speech against Muslims
Critics of Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, say India’s tradition of secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.
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Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
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Suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to increase the rent for five years
Despite Australia’s widespread rental crisis, a handful of suburbs have had near-negligible rent increases in the past five years, with some even recording price drops.
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Lifestyle
The benefits of introducing apple cider vinegar to your diet
While research supports some health claims around the popular drink, other studies show it can cause more harm than good.
Culture
Can babies and live comedy ever mix? We asked a bunch of comedians
Arj Barker asked a woman and her baby to leave his show. Would others have done the same?
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‘No decision to be made’: Finucane finally puts himself first and quits the game he loves
After 13 seasons with the Bulldogs, the Storm and the Sharks, Dale Finucane announced his medical retirement at 32 after suffering repeated concussions.
Trindall left a teammate’s house party at midnight. Ten hours later he was charged by police
The Sharks star celebrated the win over the Cowboys on Sunday night by partying with teammates. The next morning he recorded a mid-range alcohol reading and a positive test to an illicit substance.
‘It’s easy to throw stones’: Herbert fires back at agitators calling for RA board revolt
Rugby Australia chairman Daniel Herbert has responded to a group who has publicly called for the RA board to be sacked.
Why Parramatta’s woes run deeper than just a drubbing in Darwin
All the focus is on Brad Arthur and the Eels’ position on the NRL ladder, but things aren’t looking rosy under the surface either.
‘Fear and embarrassment’: Wally Lewis opens up on CTE experience
The rugby league Immortal has spoken about his diagnosis and called on the government to invest more in research into the neurodegenerative condition.
A-League player Angel Torres charged with rape, stalking and assault
The Colombian player was arrested in Terrigal over the alleged sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman.
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AFL 2024
GWS star’s words seal his fate at the tribunal; Hogan cleared after strike deemed ‘negligible’
Toby Greene effectively cooked his own goose at the tribunal when he openly admitted he had braced for impact to protect himself in a marking contest with Carlton’s Jordan Boyd.
Have Your Say
TV hides the blemishes, but NRL living large thanks to halo effect
The schedulers of the NRL’s draw deserve much credit for an exhilarating start to the season by successfully building on the Las Vegas showcase.